'I think it is time to put a close to the pro basketball life. I walked away four seasons ago, but I wanted to officially retire,' Maya Moore says on her retirement from the WNBA.
Maya Moore and Jonathan Irons attend the Backstage Creations Celebrity Suite at the ESPYS at Mr. C Seaport, July 09, 2021 in New York City.and Jonathan Irons' story of faith, love and triumph has been one for the books and now the pair has put pen to paper to share it with others.
Her husband called the process "very traumatic" and said he talked with a counselor and found that "the more I read it the more it helped me to get through." Despite his painful past, Irons realized, "I lost a lot. And that anger and the pain is there, but I choose every day to live being grateful for each day that I have because I'm not promised tomorrow. I could still be in prison but I'm free. I want to live in that and focus on what I do have, which is beautiful. I'm married, I have a son."
"The great and mighty Maya Moore is a sweet, loving and nurturing person who's my best friend," Irons said of what he learned about his wife while creating this book. "[She's] in the moment and shows up and is present.""I learned how talented he is. It's one thing to talk on the phone, help him fight for justice, see how brilliant a legal mind he is, but he's also a great gatherer of people, business starter, father, friend," she said.
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